{"id":2922,"date":"2020-12-03T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelicanbookgroup.com\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:14:05","slug":"mistletoe-movie-star-by-stacey-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/mistletoe-movie-star-by-stacey-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistletoe Movie Star by Stacey Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWelcome Stacey\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLet&#39;s chat.\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>How did you come up with your title?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMistletoe Movie Star is the third novella in a Christmas series where all the book titles begin with the word Mistletoe and a second word starting with the letter &ldquo;m.&rdquo; It took me a while to settle on Movie Star, but I was thankful to find an original title that was not yet in use!\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>How much of the book is based in real life?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe entire story is fictional, but the idea is loosely based on local events. My city is dealing with a homeless crisis. A good friend of mine presented an argument to the city council that an emergency warming shelter was needed because temperatures were dipping dangerously low. I was so proud of her! She became an instant inspiration for Char.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>What book are you reading now?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tI am working through some Advanced Reader Copies of other Christmas novellas in the Pelican Book Group Christmas Extravaganza. I loved Redeeming Christmas by Carol James! She is a favourite author of mine. I cried through A New Hope for Christmas by Erin Stevenson, and I&rsquo;m partway through First Class Christmas by Katy Eeten &ndash; which has had me laughing many times!\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>What is your next project?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tI&rsquo;ve nearly finished a fourth Christmas story, which might end up set in Mistletoe Meadows. In it, an overwhelmed army chaplain and a wish-fulfilling newspaper columnist team up to save a parent&rsquo;s legacy and make a young woman&rsquo;s Christmas wish come true. I&rsquo;m also working on a romantic suspense novel. If readers want to stay up to date on my book progress, they can find me at StaceyWeeks.com\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>In no more than<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tTen (10)&nbsp;words, what is the spiritual takeaway for your reader?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe greatest gifts are not found under a Christmas tree.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Is there anything edgy\/possibly controversial in your book? If so tell us what that is in<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tTwenty (20)&nbsp;words or fewer.<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tHomelessness and the community&rsquo;s responsibility to care for the least among us.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>What is your hero&#39;s main character flaw?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tDoubts he has anything significant to contribute to the world.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>What makes your hero heroic?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tHe is willing to take personal risks and investment financially in a cause he believes in.\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>what makes your heroine heroic?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tShe thinks outside the box to help the homeless, and she does it not because the homeless are her project, but because she truly loves them.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tthank you for stopping by\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mistletoe Movie Star (Christmas Holiday Extravaganza)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1080\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_R0ehPN2qyWgicT&#038;asin=B08KSHGM4C&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Stacey Let&#39;s chat. 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